THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS IS THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU
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Last week we discussed how the main characteristic of the Holy Spirit is LIFE Giver and we discussed five ways the Apostle Paul says the Spirit brings life to God’s people.
1. He frees us from sin,
2. He brings peace and healing to our minds,
3. He brings life and healing to our bodies,
4. He affirms we are children of God
5. He brings power and life to our prayers.
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Over the next few weeks we will be looking at -
How to be empowered by the Spirit of God
Joy of the Spirit! - Todd
Unity through the Spirit of God-
The greatest gift to the Church - Spiritual gifts and the equipping of ministry
The Spirit empowerment to live in freedom - Shannon
The Spiritual Power to live in service to others - Callie
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Today we will be looking at one of the most important doctrines the modern church needs to grab a hold of.
THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS IS THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU!
THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS IS THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU!
And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God. The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.
The very same Spirit that dwelt in Jesus, empowered Jesus through temptations, empowered Jesus to heal, cast out demons, raise the dead and the very same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead is the same Spirit in YOU!
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How many of you know the term WYSIWYG?
How many of you know the term WYSIWYG?
It means- What you see is what you get.
In the printing and graphical editing world this term is used to explain that the current form is identical to the printed product. What you see on the screen is what you will get from the printer.
Jesus is our WYSIWYG –
What you see in Jesus is what you get now in Jesus.
What you see in Jesus is what you get now in Jesus.
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Let me put it this way!
JESUS IS OUR MODEL FOR THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN OUR LIVES TODAY.
JESUS IS OUR MODEL FOR THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN OUR LIVES TODAY.
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!
“If you love me, obey my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.
Do the same works
Even greater works - power of multiplication
How? By the Spirit
Who will be in you!
THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS IS THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU!
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LET ME SHARE THREE WAYS JESUS MODELS THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO US!
LET ME SHARE THREE WAYS JESUS MODELS THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO US!
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JESUS IS OUR MODEL IN BEING BORN OF THE SPIRIT!
JESUS IS OUR MODEL IN BEING BORN OF THE SPIRIT!
This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:18
As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Jesus was born of the power of the Holy Spirit.
We too are called to follow this pattern.
Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”
Jesus was born of the Spirit and we are called to be born again of the Spirit.
THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS IS THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU!
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JESUS MINISTERED OUT OF THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT NOT OUT OF HIS DIVINITY.
JESUS MINISTERED OUT OF THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT NOT OUT OF HIS DIVINITY.
You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
Though he was God,
he did not think of equality with God
as something to cling to.
Instead, he gave up his divine privileges;
he took the humble position of a slave
and was born as a human being.
When he appeared in human form,
he humbled himself in obedience to God
and died a criminal’s death on a cross.
He gave up His divine privileges - born a human.
He Jesus is Human and Divine both
But he gave up the privilege of His divinity.
But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.
Jesus recognizes His power is not from Himself but rather from the Holy Spirit.
healed the sick
cast out demons
opened blind eyes
raised the dead
resisted temptations
All of this was done through the power of the Holy Spirit not his divinity.
Jesus demonstrated to us what a Spirit Filled Life can look like.
But He also calls us to the same life!
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.
We are called like Jesus to minister from the POWER of the HOLY Spirit and not just our natural talents and gifts.
Example -
Doctor who uses his natural gifts and prays and believes for HEALING!
A teacher who uses her learned skills to teach but also relies on the Spirit to give her Words of Wisdom and Knowledge to better help her students.
A systems engineer who uses the skills of organizational planning but also fully relies on the Spirit of God to give a prophetic word of direction.
Jesus Himself Has Called Us To Follow Him in the Power of the Holy Spirit!
THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS IS THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU!
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THE SAME ANOINTING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS IS THE SAME ANOINTING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU!
THE SAME ANOINTING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS IS THE SAME ANOINTING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU!
Anointing refers to purpose.
What are you anointed for - called to do.
For what purpose has the Holy Spirit Empowered YOU!
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,
that the blind will see,
that the oppressed will be set free,
and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come.”
We have been empowered to bring real news that makes a difference to the poor.
We are anointed like Jesus to set captives free through the power of the Spirit.
Open spiritual and physical eyes
To set at liberty those who are oppressed both spiritually and physically.
Anointed to declare that God’s favor has come to the broken, lost, beaten, and oppressed.
The Spirit of God has anointed the followers of Jesus to make a real, physical, impact on this world.
The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
God desires to use you to bring about real supernatural change in this world.
We are not empowered to be self serving.
We are empowered by the Spirit to help people enter a rich and satisfying life in Christ.
Break the spirit of poverty
open blind eyes
heal broken bones and hearts
set addicts and the spiritual and physically oppressed free.
To Bring HEAVEN TO Earth -
Thy Kingdom come, they will be done, on earth just as it is in Heaven.
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THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS IS THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU!
You are ambassadors of another Kingdom -
A Kingdom of LIFE-JOY-BEAUTY
You have been anointed by the Holy Spirit to break the chains of death and corruption of this world
And to set people free into the Kingdom of God!
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NEXT Steps!
Get serious and realize God has called you - right where you are - at this very moment - He desires to use you - to set people free.
Obey and stop living in the fear of what others might think.
Abide! and Prepare! - Get closer to God than you have ever before and prepare for a war. You are being called to go into enemy territory and set people free.